Window-screen.



. W. WISE.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. l5. 918. 1,277,807. Pate11tedSeptL3,1918. V

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WINDOW-SCREEN.

Be it known that I, ABE W. WISE, a citil zen of the United States, residing at Corinth, in the county-of Alcorn and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in VVindow-Screens, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in'window screens and the principal object of the invention is to form a iiy-trap therein which will cause the insects to pass from the room to the outside of the house andat the same time preventing insects from entering through said trap into the room.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simc other features of construction and in thef combination and arrangement of the several parts, Vto be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and speciiicallypointed out in theappended In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings whereinl like characters denote like Y the two upright pieces 2 and the top connecting bar 3, the bottom bar not being shown. 4 represents the wire netting suitably secured to said bars. In carrying out my invention I cut away the top bar on the screen side to form slots 5 therein. I

specification of Letters raient. Patented Sept, 3,1918,

n Application ined March 15, 191s. seriai Nb. 222,667.

space these slotsy apart to leave projecting -portions 6 to which the netting is secured.

A suiicientnumber ofthese projectingv portions` are provided to secure a firm connectionV n of the netting with the top bar. It will thus `be seen that flies or other insects walking up the screen or netting will pass through said slots and thus emerge on the `outer side of thewindow. I `prefer Vto form a trap to insure the insects passinglthrough said, slots and this trap is formedon the inner side of the screen by means ofan L-shaped piece f of material 6', preferably wire netting, secured Vto the inner face of the top bar and having its bent edge projecting close to the inner surface of the upper part of the wire netting but leaving a-space suiicient to permit the passage ofthe insects. Thus a box like inclosure is .formed below the slots 5 to prevent the flies passing up the screen kfrom entering the room again and insuring their passage through said slots.

It is thought from thek foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may Vmake such changes inthe construction and in the Ycombination "and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope-of the'appended claim.

I/Vhat I claim is f A window screen having vertically eX- tending slots formed inthe screen face of its upper bar, said slots Vbeing spaced apart to leave projections to which the wire netting is secured, said netting extending to `the topof the said upper bar and a strip of netting secured to the upper part of the screen on its other face, said strip having its lower end bent at right angles and eX- tending to a. point adjacent the netting so' as to leave a space between said netting and said end. v v

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

ABE W WISE.'

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